LOT 3015
Julia Augusta (Livia) AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. Struck under Augustus 27 BC-AD 14.
Dated RY 42 (AD 12/13) Draped bust to right / Athena standing facing, head to left, holding Nike in her extended right hand, left hand on grounded shield; L MB (date) across fields. RPC I 5072; Köln 45; Dattari (Savio) 63; K&G 3.16; Emmett 53.42 (R4). Near Very Fine. Black patina. Extremely rare, only three examples recorded in RPC.(7.17gr, 24mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Hadrian AE Chalkous of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 9 (AD 124/5). Laureate head to right; I before / Cornucopia; [L Є]-N (date) across fields. RPC III 5549; Emmett 1177.9. 0.62gr, 10mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AE 26mm of Berytus, Phoenicia. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL BER in two lines between legionary eagles. RPC III 3856; Rouvier 532; SNG Copenhagen 99-100. 10.31gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Tiberius AE Obol of Alexnadria, Egypt. AD 14-37.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Dated RY 5 (AD 18/9). Bare head to right / ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ, hippopotamus standing to right; L E (date) in exergue. RPC I 5082; Dattari (Savio) 101; Köln 47; K&G 5.5; Emmett 62.5 corr. (hippopotamus standing to left). 5.40gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
